All things · Between the Stars
Omega Centauri: how big is it?
Omega Centauri is about 150 light-years. In everyday terms, that is ≈ 158,000 Solar Systems (to Neptune).
- Size
- 150 light-years
- In metres
- 1.42 × 10¹⁸ m
- Everyday comparison
- ≈ 158,000 Solar Systems (to Neptune)
- Chapter
- Between the Stars
Did you know?
A ball of about 10 million stars — the biggest star cluster in the Milky Way.
How it compares
- About 6.3× bigger than Orion Nebula (24 light-years).
- About 210× smaller than Large Magellanic Cloud (31,700 light-years).
Other things of a similar size
- One light-year 1 light-years
- Distance to nearest star 4.24 light-years
- Orion Nebula 24 light-years
- Large Magellanic Cloud 31,700 light-years
- Milky Way 100,000 light-years
- Andromeda Galaxy 220,000 light-years
Sizes are rounded, typical values drawn from standard reference sources, including NIST/CODATA physical constants and NASA's planetary fact sheets. Real objects vary; see About for how sizes are chosen.